Collapsible floor display stand



July 30, 1963 R. w. HARRIS 3,

COLLAPSIBLE FLOOR DISPLAY STAND Filed June 1, 1961 2 Sheets-Sheet l FIG! \ 43 INN TOR.

ROBERT WOODMAN HARRIS A TTORNE Y July 30, 1963 R. w. HARRIS COLLAPSIBLE FLOOR DISPLAY STAND 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 1, 1961 INVENTOR. fiaaE/zr WOOD/VAN HARRIS FIGS tes

Unite This invention relates to a collapsible floor dump dis play stand for use in grocery chain, drug and hardware stores.

It is the principal object of the present invention to provide a floor dump display stand that can be made up from collapsed parts and supported in the middle of the floor and in which a shipment of goods can be dumped for pupposes of display, handling and consumer collection.

It is another object of the invention to provide a collapsible floor display stand having a collapsible ring stand in which a collapsible depressed bottom basket support can be detachably inserted and be supported therein by its peripheral engagement with the ring.

It is still another object of the invention to provide a simple collapsible corrugated board basket with peripheral external recesses adequately rein-forced for receiving a metal ring and bear up under the dump load placed in the basket.

It is a further object of the invention to provide in a display and dump basket of the collapsible type, a collapsible shelf in order that certain goods may be displayed in an upright and elevated manner when desired rather than in a mere dumped formation with the basket.

It is a still further object of the invention to provide a three-legged metal ring support stand in which the leg supports can be collapsed by inward hinging movement upon the underside of the ring and into pancake conformity to make possible the easy storing of the collapsed stand edgewise within a small space next to a wall.

Still further objects of the invention are to provide a collapsible floor dump display stand, having the above objects in mind, which is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, can be shipped with goods to be displayed, light in weight, compact, easy to assemble, effective and efficient in use.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the collapsible floor dump display stand with a depressed bottom basket fitted into the stand ring and with portions of the basket broken away to better show the collapsible stand,

FIG. 2 is a top plan View of the ring stand alone, the basket being removed therefrom,

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the ring stand set up for use,

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the display stand in its collapsed state with the hinge supports pivoted upwardly against the underside of the stand ring,

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the same ring stand with a foldable corrugated board basket supported there- FIG. 6 is a plan view of the ring-supported foldable corrugated board basket flattened and as struck with the score fold lines therein,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the display stand supporting by its ring a still funther form of a collapsible corrugated board basket which has display shelve therein,

FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view of the basket and ring stand as viewed on line 8-8 of FIG. 7,

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the struck cardboard basket 3,099,357 Patented July 30, 1963 in flattened condition and with the shelf support collapsed thereover, portions of the shelf support being broken away to show the construction thereunder,

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the struck shel-f support of the corrugated basket shown in FIGS. 7, 8 and 9,

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the ring stand supporting a still different type of a foldable corrugated cardboard basket having more depth, yet connected to the ring in the same manner as the other baskets are supported thereupon, utilization being made directly of the sharp folded vertical edges for the provision of the ring receiving supporting slots, and

FIG. 12 is a plan view of the deep type basket shown in FIG. 11, in its struck and flattened state.

Referring now particularly to FIGS. 1 to 5, 15 represents a top basket support ring to which three triangularshaped leg supports 16, 17 and 18 are respectively pivotally linked by respective clips 19, 21 and 20. Each of these leg supports can be collapsed upon the underside of the ring 15, one over the other in the manner best illustrated in FIG. 4, flattened in pancake formation and such that it can be stored on edge close to a wall and thereby consume little floor space.

Each of the triangular-shaped leg supports 16, 17 and 18 are formed of one rod bent upon itself in hairpin fashion to provide downwardly diverging side legs 22 and 2211 with their apex serving for the hinge connection through the clip 19, 21 or .20 with the support ring 15 and bent at their lower ends to extend vertically as indicated respectively at 23 and 24 in FIG. 3. These bent lower end portions '23 and 24 are spaced so as to be united with similar lower end leg portions by means of clips 25, 26 and 27 to hold the leg supports against outward and inward displacement under the table ring and with the ring 15 erected into a ring stand. The downwardly diverging side legs 22 and 22a are rigidly held to gether by horizontally-extending brace rods 28. The leg supports are held together against the ring in their collapsed condition as shown in FIG. 4 by a solitary fastening clip 29 releasably securing the outer leg support 17 against the ring 15. Thus, upon elevating the display stand the leg supports are hinged upon their clip connections with the ring 15 and the clips 25, 26 and 27 on the lower leg portions of the leg supports, one being on each leg support are clipped over the lower leg portions of the adjacent leg support whereby to hold the leg supports locked against displacement and the display stand held upright. When the display stand is collapsed the clips 25, 26 and 27 are disconnected and the leg supports.

16, 17 and 18 are collapsed over the underside of the ring 15 to assume the positions shown in FIG. 4.

In FIG. 1, the stand supports a depressed bottom basket 30 having a peripheral down-turned edge 31 conforming in shape and size to the ring 15 of the stand and sufiiciently rigid to sustain the basket 30* with its load within the ring and against downward displacement therefrom. This basket may be made of plastic or it can be made of flexible material with the peripheral portion of the same being made rigid. Into this basket, store goods are dumped to be displayed.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a still different type of basket and formed of foldable corrugated cardboard is supported in the ring in much the same manner. This basket indicated generally at 35 is formed of a struck sheet having a hexagonal shaped bottom 36 with fold lines 37 running about the periphery thereof and a diagonally-extending fold or score line 38 to permit the flattened basket to be folded in half for storage purposes. Extending upwardly from the bottom fold lines 37 are respectively six side areas 39 that are joined by collapsible triangular-shaped pleated areas 40 that collapse outwardly upon themselves upon a central fold line 41 and to draw together fold lines 42 and 43 of their connection with the side areas 39 These pleated areas 46 are provided with elongated slots 44 that when the area is folded provide for a notch that willreceive the ring 15 in such a manner that the basket best shown in FIG. 5 is retained against downward displacement through the ring 15 until the ring will ride into the notches 44 and thus held against outward displacement from the ring 15. The goods to be displayed are dumped into the basket 35 so as to be displayed and easily picked up by the consumer. With the weight of the goods, the basket 35 is easily kept within the ring 15.

In FIGS. 11 and 12, there is provided a more simple and a different type of basket to engage the ring 15 but which is retained by the entry of the display stand ring 15 in side edge notches 45. As shown in FIG. 12, this basket is formed from a half-circular shape having radially-extending fold lines 46 extending outwardly and upwardly from a center point 47 and across which the notches '45 are provided. Between the fold lines 46 are triangular-shaped side areas 48 of the basket and beyond the diametrically-extended fold lines 46 are overlapping sides 49 and Stl serving to unite the ends of the half circular basket together as best shown in FIG. 11 so as to close the support that side edge of the basket. With the slots 45 fully receiving the ring 15 the basket according to this form of the invention is held against downward displacement through the ring 15.

Referring now to FIGS. 7, 8, 9 and 10, there is shown a foldable corrugated paperboard basket adapted for connection with the ring stand similar in its body construction to the form of the invention shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 but having raised side areas 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 and 6d. The side area 60 is disposed to provide the front of the basket while the other side areas build up to larger heights from the opposite sides of the area 60 to a final height rear area divided to the high side areas 56, 57 and 58. The side area 60 has a short folded down flap 61 while the side areas 55 and 59 have triangular-shaped more extended flaps 62 and 63. The rear side areas 56, 57 and 58 have still higher flaps 64, 65 and 66. The side areas 55, 56, 57, 5'8, 59 and 611 are joined by outwardly collapsible triangular-shaped pleated portions 67, 68, 69,

70, 71 and 7-2 varying in height but all of which collapse outwardly upon theircenter lines and providing notches 73 formed of elongated slots when the pleated portions are outwardly folded and by which the folded basket is locked to the ring '15 as the basket is forced downwardly thereinto.

A foldable shelf support 75 is secured to hexagonalshaped bottom 76 by a bottom flap 77 with glue and is foldable along parallel fold lines 78, 79, 80, 81 and 82. An upper flap 83 is similarly glued to side area 57 and a riser area portion 84 is secured by hook projections 85 and 86 into elongated slots 87 and 88 struck in the center of the respective side areas 56 and 58. This shelf sup- 4 port is released from the side areas 56 and 58 when it is desired to flatten the basket as shown in FIG. 9. A diametrical fold line 89' extends through the bottom 76 so that the flattened basket can, upon the shelf support 75 being released and collapsed, be folded upon intself for the purposes of being stored.

It should be now apparent that not only has a stand been provided which can be collapsed for the purposes of being stored but the dump baskets are so shaped and formed to be collapsed and folded upon themselves for this same purpose. It will also be apparent that not only the stands but the baskets can be quickly assembled and made ready to receive the dump load of goods to be displayed.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A dump display stand comprising a collapsible stand having a horizontally extending basket supporting ring and collapsible legs, anda basket fitted within said ring, said basket having a hexagonal bottom, each edge of which is hingedly secured to an outwardly inclined side area portion, said'side area portions tapering outwardly towards their free ends and connected with each other by outwardly extending integral pleated portions each formed of two triangular sections having their apeXes meeting at a point of juncture of two edges of said bottom, and one side of each triangular portion being formed of a common central fold line, said triangular portions being folded outwardly of said basket against each other with the central fold line outermost to provide downwardly tapering outwardly projecting pleats, each pleat having an inclined notch therein, said notches engaging said ring releasably to attach said basket thereto.

2. A dump display stand as defined in claim 1, and said bottom portion having a diametrically-extending fold line running with the folds of opposing pleated portions whereby the basket when collapsed may be folded in half 'upon itself for storage purposes.

supported within the basket.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,223,065 Meyer Apr. 17, 1917 1,558,612 Hohorst Oct. 27, 1925 2,121,156 Leigh June 21, 1938 I 2,942,750

Neely June 28, 1960 

1. A DUMP DISPLAY STAND COMPRISING A COLLAPSIBLE STAND HAVING A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING BASKET SUPPORTING RING AND COLLAPSIBLE LEGS, AND A BASKET FITTED WITHIN SAID RING, SAID BASKET HAVING A HEXAGONAL BOTTOM, EACH EDGE OF WHICH IS HINGEDLY SECURED TO AN OUTWARDLY INCLINED SIDE AREA PORTION, SAID SIDE AREA PORTIONS TAPERING OUTWARDLY TOWARDS THEIR FREE ENDS AND CONNECTED WITH EACH OTHER BY OUTWARDLY EXTENDING INTEGRAL PLEATED PORTIONS EACH FORMED OF TWO TRIANGULAR SECTIONS HAVING THEIR APEXES MEETING AT A POINT OF JUNCTURE OF TWO EDGES OF SAID BOTTOM, AND ONE SIDE OF EACH TRIANGULAR PORTION BEING FORMED OF A COMMON CENTRAL FOLD LINE, SAID TRIANGULAR PORTIONS BEING FOLDED OUTWARDLY OF SAID BASKET AGAINST EACH OTHER WITH THE CENTRAL FOLD LINE OUTERMOST TO PROVIDE DOWNWARDLY TAPERING OUTWARDLY PROJECTING PLEATS, EACH PLEAT HAVING AN ININCLINED NOTCH THEREIN, SAID NOTCHES ENGAGING SAID RING RELEASABLY TO ATTACH SAID BASKET THERETO. 